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TIL that the domestic cavy ("guinea pig") doesn't occur in nature, although other species of cavy do

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VEvB TIL that in 1981 President Reagan claimed in complete seriousness that “trees cause more pollution than automobiles do.”
QJDdE TIL the word "robot" was coined for a 1920 Czech play about a robot rebellion (which ends poorly for the human race). The word comes from the Czech "robota" meaning "forced labor".
Go9J TIL that Stephen Colbert testified at an official congressional hearing on the state of agricultural jobs in the US, all the while staying fully in-character and making fun of congress in his speech.
gM7J7 TIL astronomer Galileo Galilei thought Saturn’s rings were arms
9wLGB TIL that "professional regurgitation" is actually a thing